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Vadym Grin
  • MEAP began October 2024
  • Publication in Spring 2025 (estimated)
  • ISBN 9781633436831
  • 225 pages (estimated)
  • printed in black & white

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Create unforgettable designs that work with the user’s hearts as well as their minds.

Your emotional response to an app or website has a lot to do with whether you’ll continue to use it. Emotional Digital Design shows you how to create designs that resonate with users by tapping into the underlying psychology of human behavior. You'll learn how to engage emotions, apply psychological principles to the design process, and ensure your UI/UX works for your business goals.

Inside you'll discover:

  • Why some visually appealing products fail
  • Scientific techniques to encourage user behaviors
  • The powerful role of subtle design changes
  • How to effectively communicate design decisions
  • Ethical product development
  • Creating positive, memorable user experiences

Emotional Digital Design teaches you to create digital products that are memorable, loved, and effective. You’ll dive deep into how humans perceive and process visual information, mastering both psychological principles and their practical application. Every concept is fully illustrated with examples from real-life products!

about the book

Emotional Digital Design shows you how to harness tested principles of cognitive science and human psychology to create positive emotional experiences for users of your apps and websites. Written in an engaging style and filled with compelling visuals, you'll appreciate the book's practical examples, real-world screenshots, and hands-on exercises—from optimizing mobile apps to developing your own design vision. Discover how Gestalt psychology guides human perception, leverage behavioral science for better UI/UX, and learn how cognitive psychology can help you create products users can't resist!

about the reader

For professionals involved in crafting the user experience of digital products—whether you’re a designer, developer, or product manager.

about the author

Vadym Grin is the head of design at Atolls. He has worked in the digital product field for over 12 years at companies such as Adjust, Groupon, OLX Group, and MacPaw. He has also served as a lecturer at the educational institution for designers in Ukraine, mentored and tutored designers for the past three years, and contributed to several well-known community publications, including UX Collective, UX Planet, and Muzli. Vadym holds a master's degree in sociology.

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